Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) classes are provided by the City of Salem, under the auspices of the Salem Fire Department, and there is no charge to participate. To become certified, you must attend all the classes. Topics in the training include personal preparedness, the CERT organization, disaster medical operations, disaster psychology, fire safety and utility controls, light search and rescue operations, CERT and terrorism. The final class in the series is a mock disaster drill in which you will be able to practice the skills you have learned during the previous classes. We can’t wait to have you on board!
| 2025 Dates | Thursday, April 24, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday, May 1, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday, May 8, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday, May 15, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday, May 22, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday, June 5 (NOTE: we will not have a class during the week in which Memorial Day falls) Saturday, June 7, 8:30 am to 12 noon, Final Exercise |
| Location | Training Room of Fire Station #6: 2740 25th Street SE, Salem |
| Registration | Contact Lola Hackett (lolahackett@yahoo.com). Preregistration is required. |
Would a crustal magnitude 6.9 Mount Angel Fault earthquake or a magnitude 8.5 Cascadia quake do more damage in Marion County? According to modeling from DOGAMI, the crustal earthquake would be more damaging; however, it would also affect a smaller geographical area than Cascadia, making the region’s overall response and recovery needs smaller. These images come from the modeled scenarios. See also, DOGAMI’s Marion County Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Story Map. It lays out risks for earthquakes, landslides, floods, wildfires and volcanoes.
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Surviving Cascadia 